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A drone fell in a resident's garden in Ocnița district, it has no explosive payload

A drone landed in the garden of a resident in Otaci, Ocnița District. Police were alerted to the discovery on Saturday, October 17, at around 3:40 p.m. No injuries or material damage were reported.

Law enforcement officers arrived at the scene and found drone fragments.

Following a preliminary examination, specialists determined that the device exhibits the characteristics of a professional quadcopter, featuring carbon-fiber structural elements and electronic components damaged by the impact with the ground.

According to the General Police Inspectorate, the device is used for monitoring purposes; it is battery-powered and contains no explosive payload.

Specialists continue to examine the fragments to determine the device's origin and the circumstances surrounding its crash.

We remind you that fragments of a drone—which appears to have exploded upon impact with the ground—were discovered on agricultural land near the village of Scăieni, Dondușeni district. During their investigation, police identified a crater containing items with potential destructive capability, as well as various components of the drone—which crashed on October 16—scattered across a radius of up to 100 meters.

Since Russia launched its war against Ukraine, Moldovan authorities have recorded more than 100 airspace violations, 64 of them in 2026 alone.

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